We all like to refresh our home decor (both inside and outside) with the change in seasons, so why not also do the same for your indoor home fragrances?
Lampe Berger Canada has two new exotic scents that indulge your senses with the spicy and fruity flavours.
The first new scent is Daring Pepper which is spicy and adventurous. It has spicy head notes of black pepper, saffron and jasmine. Delicious heart notes of raspberry, plum liquer and violet. Sensual end notes of vanilla, vetiver and Cordovan leather finish of this scent. This was the perfect spicy scent for night time with the vanilla and violets. It was sexy, romantic and yet inviting and warm at the same time. I liked this scent in the bathroom the most.
The second scent, Exotic Cocktail, is sweet and flirtatious. Exotic Cocktail contains head notes of pineapple, mandarin and orange. Followed by sweet heart notes of coffee, coconut and rum. Finish it off with patchouli, vanilla and musk. This is actually our personal favourite, when you close your eyes you feel like you have been taken away on a tropical vacation. It’s sweet and fragrant with just a hind of spice. This scent was perfect for the kitchen and living room spaces.
All of these tantalizing scents are available as of June 1st, 2015!
Which of these two scents would you select to spice up your home? Do you change your in home fragrance scents for the summer?
Disclosure: I received the above mentioned products free of charge in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
Dive into the world of Emily Dickinson in Miss Emily by Nuala O’Connor.
About Miss Emily
In Miss Emily, Nuala reimagines the private life of Emily Dickinson, one of America’s most beloved poets, through not only her own voice but also through the eyes of her family’s Irish maid.
Eighteen-year-old Ada Concannon has just been hired by the respected but eccentric Dickinson family of Amherst, Massachusetts. Despite their differences in age and the upstairs-downstairs divide, Ada strikes up a close friendship with Miss Emily, the gifted elder daughter living a spinster’s life at home. But Emily’s passion for words begins to dominate her life. She will wear only white and avoids the world outside the Dickinson homestead. When Ada’s safety and reputation are threatened, however, Emily must face down her own demons in order to help her friend, with shocking consequences.
My Thoughts
Although I am familiar with her work, this was my first time really looking at her life. In many ways, I can directly relate to her. I prefer my art and writing to conversations. There are times when I also could just hide in my room and the safety of my art, as this is my protection and safety. I think her label as eccentric would have been more common today and seen as normal.
Emily’s character is well-developed in this novel and we see not only the strong side of her but the open, honest and weak sides. Emily, while preferring the comfort of words and her bedroom, loves deeply and passionately and would do anything for her family and friends. This can be seen in her friendship with her maid, Ada. She would do absolutely anything for Ada, even when this sometimes pushes her past her comfort zone.
Miss Emily is a wonderful book and portrayal of a strong, talented woman. It gave great insights into her life and character, while telling a fantastic story. Miss Emily draws you right in to the story, leaving you craving for more. I could not put Miss Emily down!
Rating: 5/5
About Nuala O’Connor
Nuala O’Connor (AKA Nuala Ní Chonchúir) was born in Dublin. She currently lives in East Galway. She has published four short story collections, the most recent Mother America appeared from New Island in 2012. Nuala’s critically acclaimed second novel, The Closet of Savage Mementos appeared in 2014, also from New Island. It was shortlisted for the Kerry Irish Novel of the Year Award 2015. Under the name Nuala O’Connor, Penguin USA, Penguin Canada and Sandstone (UK) will publish Nuala’s third novel, Miss Emily, about the poet Emily Dickinson and her Irish maid, in the summer of 2015. You can connect with her online.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
Book Two in this series brings us Promise of Mercy by Kurt Springs.
About Promise of Mercy
‘Deirdre watched as Marisa turned and looked at her. She was shocked when she saw the child in her enemy’s arms. The Gothowan woman turned away to shield the child. Deirdre saw the child’s face. The child was looking right at her. Her expression was more curious than frightened. Deirdre knew she could take the fugitive without touching the child. She reoriented her aim, and her finger began to tighten.’
It has been twenty-five years since the events of Price of Vengeance. Deirdre and her sisters (Liam and Celinina’s children) have returned to their home planet of Etrusci after completing their training with the Finnian Shock Forces. Their homecoming plans are disrupted when their mother, High Priestess Celinia, and other leaders of the clergy are taken hostage, and their father, Colonel Liam O’Connor, disappears. In their desperate search for their father, they discover that the Rebellion is secretly building weapons that could end civilization as they know it.
Meanwhile, Liam has been befriended by a Rebel war criminal, a woman Deirdre has sworn to kill.
Will Deirdre cast herself into the role of judge, jury, and executioner, or will she discover the promise of mercy?
My Thoughts
I always fear a book in series because you never know if the second book will live up to how much you loved the first novel. Promise of Mercy was even better than I thought it would be!
In this second book, which is based twenty-five years after the first, we meet Liam’s and Celinina’s children. Their children have all of their powers, if not even stronger, and are carrying on their parent’s legacy. They are young, strong and determined to do what is right. The age of the characters really draws attention to the fact that you can achieve anything regardless of age.
In this novel, the focus is on mercy and what it can bring you in return.Liam could have held resentment towards the Rebel war criminal, instead he shows her compassion and mercy. Something that his daughter, Deirdre, struggles with. She wants to see her punished and will stop at nothing to ensure this happens. She must learn the valuable lesson that Liam learned in the first novel, Price of Vengeance. There is one shocking turn of events with regards to this Rebel war criminal, that to tell you would spoil the book but it definitely puts a unique twist on this novel.
You will not be disappointed with this second novel in this series, Promise of Mercy. You can purchase a copy of the book on Amazon and Barnes & Nobles.
Rating: 5/5
About the Author
Kurt D. Springs is presently an adjunct professor of Anthropology and Archaeology in New Hampshire. He holds a PhD. in Anthropology from the State University of New York at Buffalo, as well as a Master of Literature in Archaeology from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and a Master of Liberal Arts in Anthropology and Archaeology from the Harvard University Extension School. His main area of interest is megalithic landscapes in prehistoric Ireland. He also reviews science fiction and fantasy on his blog Kurt’s Frontier. You can connect with him online, Twitter and Facebook.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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The first new scent is Daring Pepper which is spicy and adventurous. It has spicy head notes of black pepper, saffron and jasmine. Delicious heart notes of raspberry, plum liquer and violet. Sensual end notes of vanilla, vetiver and Cordovan leather finish of this scent. This was the perfect spicy scent for night time with the vanilla and violets. It was sexy, romantic and yet inviting and warm at the same time. I liked this scent in the bathroom the most.
The second scent, Exotic Cocktail, is sweet and flirtatious. Exotic Cocktail contains head notes of pineapple, mandarin and orange. Followed by sweet heart notes of coffee, coconut and rum. Finish it off with patchouli, vanilla and musk. This is actually our personal favourite, when you close your eyes you feel like you have been taken away on a tropical vacation. It’s sweet and fragrant with just a hind of spice. This scent was perfect for the kitchen and living room spaces.
Which of these two scents would you select to spice up your home? Do you change your in home fragrance scents for the summer?
